Biotechnology
Education objectives
The MSc in Biotechnology provides fundamental knowledge on the topics most relevant in this multidisciplinary area, as well as an overview of the applications of biotechnology and strategies of translating the results of the laboratory to commercial product.
Students are welcomed into an environment of high scientific qualification in two research centers with international recognition: REQUIMTE, Center of Excellence in Green Chemistry - Cleaner Technologies and Processes, and Microbiological Resources Centre.
The IBET, The largest platform of Portuguese university / industry collaboration in biotechnology, and Institute of Chemical and Biological TechnologyAre associate partners to the Masters in Biotechnology. This environment is crucial in the training received and provides the practical recognition of the direct impact of scientific production in developing products of biotechnology.
Career Opportunities
Students trained in the Masters in Biotechnology will be able to meet the challenges posed by a large sector development at the international level and international level, and closely tied to the explosive expansion of knowledge in molecular biology, providing a link between the industrial and commercial activities and Science produced in laboratories.
The versatility of their training to the Masters in Biotechnology will provide career opportunities in various sectors, both industrial and service from the pharmaceutical and chemical industries to the veterinary and agriculture, covering the areas of research and technological development, production, quality control, regulation, technology transfer, commercial services and management.
General characterization
DGES code
1017
Cicle
Master (2nd Cycle)
Degree
Mestre
Access to other programs
Access to a 3rd cycle
Coordinator
Carlos Alberto Gomes Salgueiro
Opening date
September
Vacancies
25
Fees
1063,47 Euros/year or 7000,00 Euros/year (for foreign students).
Schedule
Daytime
Teaching language
Available soon
Degree pre-requisites
Duration: 2 years
Credits: 120 ECTS
Mandatory scientifc areas
| Scientific Area | Acronym | ECTS | |
| Mandatory | Optional | ||
| Biotechnology | Bt | 75 | - |
| Genetics | G | 6 | - |
|
Chemical Engineering |
EQ | 6 | - |
|
Human and Social Sciences |
CHS | 3 | - |
| Biotecnhology / Biology / Chemical Eng. / Microbiology / Materials Eng. / Industrial Eng. | Bt / B / EQ / Mb / EMt / EI | - | 21 |
| Transferable Skills | CC | 3 | - |
| Any Scientific Area | QAC | - | 6 a) |
| TOTAL | 93 | 27 | |
a) 6 ECTS in courses chosen by the student on a list approved annually by the Scientific Council of FCT / UNL, which includes the unity of all scientific areas of FCT/UNL.
Conditions of admittance
Available soon
Evaluation rules
The following modes of evaluation are used with regard to academic qualifications:
- Evaluation based solely on an examination or completion of a final project.
- Evaluation based on work done throughout the semester excluding examination or final project. In these courses students can expect to carry out, for example, laboratory activities, mini-tests, tests, individual or group projects, seminar-related activities, any combination of which will be used to determine the final grade.
- Evaluation based obligatorily on an examination or a final project. In these courses there extists a form of evaluation similar to one of the aformentioned activities in paragraph 2 as well as a form of evaluation based on a final exam.
- Evaluation based on work done throughout the semester with the possibility of foregoing an examination or a final project.
The final Dissertation (or Project) involves a public discussion with a Jury.
Structure
| 1.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 12184 | Biochemical Engineering | 6.0 |
| 10770 | Gene Regulation | 6.0 |
| 1.º Semester - Opção A | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 5340 | Biomaterials | 6.0 |
| 5324 | Biosensors | 6.0 |
| 10775 | Food Microbiology | 6.0 |
| 10685 | Separation Processes for Biological Products | 6.0 |
| 11822 | Cellular and Molecular Toxicology | 6.0 | O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
| 1.º Semester - Opção B | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 5340 | Biomaterials | 6.0 |
| 5324 | Biosensors | 6.0 |
| 10775 | Food Microbiology | 6.0 |
| 10685 | Separation Processes for Biological Products | 6.0 |
| 11822 | Cellular and Molecular Toxicology | 6.0 | O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
| 1.º Semester - Unidade Curricular de Bloco Livre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 11066 | Unrestricted Electives | 6.0 | O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
| 2.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 10826 | Biocatalysis and Bioremediation | 6.0 |
| 10827 | Synthetic and Systems Biology | 6.0 |
| 10829 | Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship | 3.0 |
| 10380 | Entrepreneurship | 3.0 |
| 2.º Semester - Opção C | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 11189 | Biopharmaceuticals | 3.0 |
| 9192 | Bionanotechnology | 6.0 |
| 12183 | Marine Biotechnology | 3.0 |
| 12185 | Plant Biotechnology for Agriculture and Forestry | 3.0 |
| 12422 | Microbial Fuel Cells | 3.0 |
| 11188 | Molecular immunology | 3.0 |
| 3705 | Quality Planning and Control | 6.0 | O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
| 2.º Semester - Opção D | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 11189 | Biopharmaceuticals | 3.0 |
| 9192 | Bionanotechnology | 6.0 |
| 12183 | Marine Biotechnology | 3.0 |
| 12185 | Plant Biotechnology for Agriculture and Forestry | 3.0 |
| 12422 | Microbial Fuel Cells | 3.0 |
| 11188 | Molecular immunology | 3.0 |
| 3705 | Quality Planning and Control | 6.0 | O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
| 2.º Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 8891 | Master Thesis in Biotechnology | 60.0 |